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Death bell tolls for 3G?
News A leading analyst house is urging mobile operators to abandon their plans for third-generation (3G) networks. Greenway pointed out that Sonera and Telefonica have ditched their German 3G joint venture while operators such as Orange and Vodafone are...
[August 19, 2002, 7:38]
IP-based text service aims to undercut rivals
News A UK start-up is looking to undercut existing mobile operators with an IP-based text messaging service. Hotxt will effectively defeat the charges that mobile operators impose on their users," said Doug Richard, chairman and co-founder of Hotxt.
[March 27, 2006, 13:25]
EC calls for shorter number-porting times
News It should take no longer than a day to switch telephone operators, the European Commission has said. It distorts competition between operators in Europe's borderless single market and puts citizens in countries with less effective consumer rules at...
[March 24, 2009, 15:37]
Mobile industry defends roaming pricing
News The body that represents the interests of mobile operators has launched a pre-emptive strike ahead of an expected announcement from the European Commission this week on plans to tackle excessive roaming charges.
[March 27, 2006, 17:25]
Kingston pulls out of unbundling
News Kingston Communications slammed the unbundling process Thursday, claiming delays and problems mean operators wont realistically be able to deliver nationwide ADSL this year. Currently only one operator in the UK is offering an unbundled service and...
[February 1, 2001, 13:05]
Cisco chief to cable: Move it or lose it
News The Cisco Systems chief executive urged cable operators Thursday to quickly upgrade their networks and to launch advanced services, or risk losing out to larger competitors such as the Baby Bell local phone companies.
[December 1, 2000, 10:41]
Text-messaging services face capacity crunch
News Logica has warned that spending cuts by debt-laden mobile phone network operators mean they will soon be unable to cope with text-messaging traffic. The consultancy, which makes a large part of its revenues from selling Short Messaging Service (SMS...
[September 4, 2002, 16:00]
£100 for an iTunes download: The real cost of roaming
News An investigation by ZDNet UK has exposed the massive charges levied by mobile phone operators on users who download data when abroad. Data services are increasingly being promoted by mobile phone operators; they let users connect to their corporate...
[November 1, 2005, 14:00]
Verizon's CTO looks to a 4G future
News The old technology wars that divided the wireless industry are being laid to rest as operators begin marching toward building the next-generation 4G networks. While there are still technology debates, most of the world's mobile operators, including...
[February 23, 2009, 12:45]
Nokia vs Orange
Blog A leaked memo has exposed the major rift between the handset manufacturer Nokia and the operators - Orange in particular - that supply most of its customer base. Trouble is, the operators have their own online music stores, and make a good deal of...
[August 30, 2007, 9:32]
3G industry hits back against death notice
News The suggestion that mobile phone network operators should consider ditching their plans to launch 3G services has been firmly rejected by UbiNetics, a 3G wireless technology company. To call on mobile operators to abandon their licence obligations...
[August 30, 2002, 11:41]
Single charger coming for mobile phones
News Major phone makers and mobile operators have agreed to adopt a single interface for handset chargers, the GSM Association announced on Tuesday. People will be able to use a single charger to revive devices from the 17 manufacturers and operators...
[February 17, 2009, 15:13]
News Burst: Confusion over 3G's killer app
News Despite believing that mobile operators will need a killer application if they are to recoup the £22bn spent on British third-generation (3G) licences, the UK's mobile industry isn't sure what it will be, according to a survey released Monday by...
[January 29, 2001, 11:29]
3G auctions weren't 'economic activity'
Blog In a surreal end to an epic struggle between the mobile operators and the EU, the European Court of Justice has ruled that "the award by the State of 3G mobile telecommunications licences by auction does not constitute an economic activity".
[June 27, 2007, 11:13]
Alcatel Vision for Secured Next Generation Networks
White Papers Operators are moving from customer trials to commercial rollouts. This paper addresses mid-technical managers in charge of security at operators deploying Next Generation Network solutions. Planning and rollout of NGN services and infrastructure...
[October 11, 2005, 3:00]
Oracle Case Study: XIAM
White Papers XIAM is a privately-held software vendor whose application software helps mobile operators to market, manage and deliver content services. XIAM wanted to build a scalable retail marketing platform for mobile operators in a market where new...
[October 6, 2006, 0:00]
PSTN Modernization in a Broadband Access Network
White Papers The way voice services are delivered to end users is changing at the same time as fixed line operators are faced with the declining profitability of their cash cow: voice services. Operators are focusing their investment on broadband networks...
[October 11, 2005, 3:00]
Software Defined Radio: A Promising Technology for Multi-Standard Base Stations
White Papers Operators and system suppliers have inhomogeneous philosophies when it comes to providing a multitude of mobile communication standards, such as UMTS FDD, HSDPA, HSUPA and WiMAX. To enable the operators to reuse their existing infrastructures and...
[October 11, 2005, 3:00]
Mobile Linux alliance formed
News Four mobile handset makers are teaming up with two cellular operators to develop a new Linux software platform for mobile devices. Mobile phone makers Motorola, NEC, Panasonic Mobile Communications and Samsung Electronics, along with mobile...
[June 15, 2006, 13:05]
Wi-Fi 'hot spot' in the fast lane?
News Public hot-spot operators have a weapon in their protest against the growth of commercial Wi-Fi networks: Michael Oh's "war car. The 1997 Saturn has enough Wi-Fi equipment installed on its bumper and rooftop to create a 150-foot wireless network...
[September 17, 2002, 7:46]
